Dates relocation 21. Pz-Div.

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Charles Steiner
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Dates relocation 21. Pz-Div.

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Post by Charles Steiner » 21 Mar 2017, 15:28

Hello all,

When 21. Pz.-Div. was stationed in France in the period july 1943 - june 1944, it was relocated at several times. Does anyone happen to have the actual dates at which the division shifted its quarters.

Rennes area - ??? july 1943
Le Mans area - ??? october 1943 / ??? november 1943
Rouen area - ??? january 1944
transfer to Hungary (Unternehmen Margarethe) - ??? march 1943
Rennes area - ??? march 1944
Falaise area - ??? april 1944 (near end of the month)

Many thanks in advance,

Charles

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Re: Dates relocation 21. Pz-Div.

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Post by j keenan » 22 Mar 2017, 00:25

Rennes area 27.6.1943
Le Mans area - ??? october 1943 / ??? november 1943
Rouen area - ??? january 1944
Transfer to Hungary (Unternehmen Margarethe) - 14/15 march suspended 19.3.1943
Rennes area 3.43- 26.4. 1944
Caen 30 April 1944


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Re: Dates relocation 21. Pz-Div.

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Post by Sheldrake » 22 Mar 2017, 01:18

The dates of formation movements can be arbitrary. A formation like a division doesn't always move in one day or one go. Its like moving a town, with each unit like a parish of 1000 souls. If it is a non tactical move, units may move at an administratively convenient time, maybe over a week or longer. Advance parties will take over accommodation, then the main bodies of each unit will move and the rear parties will hand over accommodation billets etc. So what date has the "division moved?" Or is it just the date that formation HQ moved?

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Post by Charles Steiner » 22 Mar 2017, 08:28

Many thanks for the reply, Mr. Keenan.

@ Sheldrake: I know the relocation of a division took several days, but I was wondering whether in the diaries of the 7. or 15. Armee (or another diary of Heeresgruppe B or OB West) a date was mentioned when a division started its relocation.

For exemple, for the relocation to the Rouen area of the 21. Pz.-Div. took I know it part somewhere in january 1944, but that's all... I was wondering whether the diaries would be helpful to narrow it down to a certain week or perhaps even a date...

Many thanks already,

Charles

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